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Addressee: Member States, local authorities, UNESCO
Paragraph Number: 36
Session: 21 (2022)
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The Permanent Forum encourages Member States, local authorities and UNESCO to assist indigenous peoples in establishing working groups on language planning, development and modernization, with financial support. Furthermore, the Permanent Forum recommends that UNESCO undertake a study on best practices for language curriculum development and publicize its findings by 2024.
Area of Work: Indigenous Languages, Education
Addressee: UNESCO
Paragraph Number: 36
Session: 17 (2018)
Full Text:
The Permanent Forum recommends that UNESCO, in active collaboration with other relevant United Nations entities, organize as a major event of the International Year a world conference or high-level event on indigenous languages, which would be preceded by regional conferences, and encourages Member States to support its organization. The Forum emphasizes that all events organized to mark the International Year must include the full and effective participation of indigenous peoples.
Area of Work: Indigenous Languages
Addressee: Member States
Paragraph Number: 128
Session: 18 (2019)
Full Text:
The Permanent Forum also calls upon Member States to adopt effective measures to create a sustainable language environment by using information technologies and educational systems and by documenting and monitoring indigenous/native languages and using these languages in public spheres.
Area of Work: Indigenous Languages, Education
